People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2024 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.2024 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.5204 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2024 people per person, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 51st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5204 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5076 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4949 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4815 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4676 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4537 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4399 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4261 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4125 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3989 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3853 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3719 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3585 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3452 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.332 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3188 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3056 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2925 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2795 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2665 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2535 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2406 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2278 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.215 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2024 people per person | -5.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.2024 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.2024 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4603 people per person | 0.3989 people per person | 0.5204 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3256 people per person | 0.2665 people per person | 0.3853 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2279 people per person | 0.2024 people per person | 0.2535 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Senegal?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Senegal was 0.2024 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5204 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2024 people per person in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.